January 2025 - Shannon Louis

January 31, 2025

As Irvine considers ban on large warehouses, one project could be decided

Should a warehouse the size of five Costcos operate within 500 feet of multi-family homes? That’s what the Irvine City Council will decide in February for a project proposal at the intersection of Von Karman...

January 27, 2025

Are you ready? Girl Scout cookie season is underway in Orange County

Girl Scout Cookie season is here and the Scouts, adorned in their iconic badge-laden uniforms, will soon be out in full force approaching neighbors, their parents’ coworkers and shoppers at local stores, armed and ready...

January 27, 2025

Taco Bell postpones Live Más LIVE 2025 in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires

Taco Bell will not be holding a fan event fan event at the Hollywood Palladium on Tuesday, Jan. 28, as it announced last month. Citing the need to support wildfire recovery, the Irvine-based chain is...

January 27, 2025

Status Update: Dutch Bros. opens its third Orange County drive-through in La Habra

The drive-through coffee expansion continues for Dutch Bros. Coffee in Orange County with the debut of its first north-county store in La Habra. The Oregon-based chain with the slogan “energy for a better world” is...

January 27, 2025

UCI hits $2 billion fundraising goal in largest philanthropic initiative in OC history

UC Irvine has surpassed a $2 billion fundraising goal for its Brilliant Future campaign, officials are announcing Monday, Jan. 27. School officials say this is believed to be the largest philanthropic initiative in the history...

January 24, 2025

OC restaurants to host second daylong fundraiser for LA fire relief

With the bulk of the Los Angeles wildfires seeing boosted containment, and rebuilding and cleanup efforts underway, restaurants in Orange County and beyond will reconvene to host another daylong fundraiser for fire-relief efforts. So far,...

January 24, 2025

Many hands make harvesting of crops for Second Harvest Food Bank successful

Those in need in Orange County will have access to more food thanks to the latest group of volunteers, this time local high school students, who rolled up their sleeves and got dirty. More than...

January 23, 2025

Crews work to extinguish fire in waste management facility in Irvine

Firefighters worked to battle a fire at a waste management facility in the 16000 block of Construction Circle, near Warner Avenue and Jamboree Road, in Irvine just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, according...

January 20, 2025

Four candidates will vie for Irvine’s District 5 seat in April 15 special election

Four candidates, including two former councilmembers, are squaring off in the race to represent Irvine’s fifth district. District 5 includes Woodbridge, Westpark and a residential area south of the 405 Freeway and east of the...

January 20, 2025

Lunar New Year, or Tết, celebrations planned around Orange County, here are a few

Lunar New Year celebrations are planned throughout Orange County as communities welcome the Year of the Snake on Jan. 29. Marking the first new moon of the lunar calendar, the celebrations, also known in the...

Month: January 2025